Mental Health and Counseling results in Athens

Papaeuaggelou Maria is a Psychologist – Systemic Family Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Omonia. She holds a BSc in Psychology from London Metropolitan University and an MSc in Psychology from the University of Central Lancashire. She has obtained a Professional Diploma in Systemic and Family Therapy from the Laboratory for the Investigation of Human Relations, as well as a Professional Diploma in Mental Health Counseling (Person-Centered Approach) from the College for Humanistic Sciences – ICPS, certified by Pearson UK. Additionally, she has specialized in Emotional Trauma Management and Personality Disorders at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She has completed clinical internships at the Outpatient Detoxification Clinic "Athena" of Aiginiteio Hospital and at OKANA (Organization Against Drugs), gaining experience in the assessment and therapeutic support of individuals with addictive behaviors and their families. Her therapeutic approach is based on Systemic and Person-Centered Psychotherapy, emphasizing the creation of a safe framework of trust and acceptance that facilitates personal awareness, empowerment, and meaningful change. Finally, her office provides personalized psychotherapy and counseling services tailored to the needs of each individual, couple, or family, aiming at empowerment, improvement of quality of life, and meaningful personal development.

The Kentro Meletis Kai Eidikon Therapeion Eksypni Anaptyksi consists of a specialized team of professionals providing psychological support for parents and children, as well as services in speech therapy, occupational therapy, and special education. Eksypni Anaptyksi has over 15 years of experience in the field of private education and therapy. The team's passion for children is the foundation and driving force that motivates them to continue delivering their services to the fullest extent of their capabilities. They remain constantly vigilant, updating their teaching methods and the implementation of the center’s therapeutic programs by following the most modern and validated standards.

Georgina Argyriou is a Psychologist – Psychotherapist who offers online sessions. She holds a degree in Psychology with specialization in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and is licensed to practice. At the same time, she is completing her Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at Hellenic American University. She has also received specialized training in the treatment of Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) from the University Mental Health Research Institute (EPIPSI). She has completed her clinical internship at the Athens Mental Health Center – Behavioral Therapy Unit (EKEPSYE).

Semeli Balta-Messari is a Psychologist and Dance Therapist who maintains a private practice in Neos Kosmos. She graduated from the Department of Psychology at the University of Crete (2018). She holds a specialization in Jungian – Psychodynamic Counseling through Dance Therapy under the supervision of the Hellenic Center for Training – Psychotherapy through the Arts (Hellenic-British College of Athens), which she successfully completed in 2022. She has been trained in the Laban Movement Analysis (LMA) system and the Authentic Movement technique. The therapeutic model she follows combines Counseling Psychology techniques with the analysis of symbols and dreams, the approach to archetypes through creative methods, the Authentic Movement technique, and the Active Imagination technique. She has worked as a psychologist and dance therapist in both private and public institutions, providing psychological and counseling support to children, adolescents, and families, as well as populations with increased social and psycho-emotional needs. Currently, she is coordinating auxiliary work, as a specialist scientist, for the “Women InterACT” group at Restart Theater Athens, within the framework of a European program addressing the dual exclusion of women.

Dimitris Georgantas is a Mental Health Counselor and Psychotherapist who conducts online sessions. He studied Counseling Psychology at Mediterranean College in Thessaloniki in the Counseling and Psychology department, earning an HND degree from the British University, University of Derby. Simultaneously, he has attended numerous seminars such as the "Training in Psychology, Counseling, and Life Coaching" at the University of the Aegean, as well as the "Effective Parenting" training by Gordon Hellas. Currently, he is training in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy at the Recognized Center "Interdisciplinary & Research Psychosocial Support for Children and Adults" (D.I.K.E.Ps.Y). In recent years, he has maintained a private Counseling and Psychotherapy Center in the center of Komotini, working both online and in person. He believes that Psychodynamic Psychotherapy helps individuals to better understand themselves, recognize deeper feelings and thoughts, and improve the way they relate to others. A crucial role in this process is played by the real and authentic relationship experienced between the Psychotherapist and the Client. This relationship becomes an important tool, where patterns and emotions that emerge within the therapeutic relationship facilitate the understanding of the Client’s relationships outside therapy. Thus, over time, the Client can express themselves freely, better understand themselves, process difficult emotions, and ultimately live more freely, with greater self-awareness and authenticity in their relationships.

Eleftherios Vichos is a licensed psychologist registered with the Region of Attica, Greece, and provides psychotherapy exclusively through secure online video sessions.

He earned his Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Strasbourg, graduating with distinction, and holds an M.Sc. in Applied Clinical Psychology from the University of Central Lancashire. He is also pursuing a systematic study of Psychoanalysis at the Athens Center for Psychoanalytic Research. He is a member of the Hellenic Psychological Society (SEPS) and an International Member at the American Psychological Association (APA).

His work with adults is informed by a psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approach. He understands therapy as a collaborative process in which the therapeutic relationship provides a safe and reflective space to explore emotional difficulties, relationship issues, work-related stress, identity concerns, grief, and recurring patterns that may feel difficult to understand or change. Rather than focusing on quick solutions, therapy aims to facilitate a deeper understanding of one's inner world, allowing for meaningful and lasting psychological change.

Sessions are conducted exclusively online, offering flexibility and accessibility while preserving the depth, continuity, and quality of the therapeutic process.

Η κα Γουβάλη είναι Κλινική Ψυχολόγος και υποψήφια Ψυχαναλύτρια. Ολοκλήρωσε τις βασικές της σπουδές στην Αθήνα στο Πάντειο Πανεπιστήμιο Κοινωνικών και Πολιτικών Σπουδών, στο τμήμα ψυχολογίας. Κατόπιν ειδικεύτηκε στον κλάδο της κλινικής ψυχολογίας στο πανεπιστήμιο του Leiden της Ολλανδίας. Είναι εκπαιδευόμενο μέλος της Ελληνικής Ψυχαναλυτικής Εταιρείας και της International Psychoanalytic Association. Είναι μέλος των Διδασκόντων του Επιστημονικού Κολλεγίου Ελλάδος σε συνεργασία με το Πανεπιστήμιο του Στρασβούργου, όπου διδάσκει μαθήματα Κλινικής Ψυχολογίας και Ψυχανάλυσης. Η κα Γούβαλη διατηρεί το ιδιωτικό της γραφείο στο Κολωνάκι στην Αθήνα.

Η κα Γούβαλη επιπλέον έχει αποκτήσει εξειδίκευση στην Ειδική Αγωγη από το Κέντρο Ψυχοφυσιολογίας και Εκπαίδευσης του

Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Συνεργάστηκε επί 5 έτη με το Κέντρο Ψυχικής Υγείας Περιστερίου, στο κέντρο ενηλίκων, όπου απέκτησε εκπαιδευτική εμπειρία στην ψυχαναλυτική θεραπεία όπως επίσης και με το Κέντρο Ψυχικής Υγιεινής και Ερευνών Αιγάλεω, στο ιατροπαιδαγωγικό τμήμα, ως κλινική ψυχολόγος όπου απέκτησε κλινική, θεωρητική

και εκπαιδευτική εμπειρία στην ψυχαναλυτική προσέγγιση παιδιών και οικογενειών. Εργάστηκε ως ψυχολόγος στον Δήμο Χαιδαρίου, Ελευσίνας και στην Πρωτοβάθμια Εκπαίδευση Δυτικής Αττικής καθώς και σε ιδιωτικά εκπαιδευτήρια στην

δευτεροβάθμια εκπαίδευση. Συνεργάστηκε ως ψυχολόγος με την εταιρεία EXPAT NEST, με σκοπό την παροχή βοήθειας σε Έλληνες του εξωτερικού. Έχει συμμετάσχει ως εισηγήτρια σε Συνέδρια της Διεθνούς Επιστημονικής Εταιρείας Αρχαίας Ελληνικής

Φιλοσοφίας με θέμα την Ψυχολογική προσέγγιση στα θέματα Ειδικής Αγωγής.

Η Ευαγγελία Τσερπέλη είναι Ψυχολόγος με μεταπτυχιακές σπουδές και εξειδίκευση στη Συνθετική Συμβουλευτική και Ψυχοθεραπεία. Εργάζεται με ενήλικες και εφήβους σε θέματα άγχους, συναισθηματικών δυσκολιών και σχέσεων, μέσα από μια εξατομικευμένη συνθετική ψυχοθεραπευτική προσέγγιση. Παρέχει συνεδρίες δια ζώσης και online.Διατηρεί ιδιωτικά γραφεία σε Ζωγράφου και Άγιο Δημήτριο, προσφέροντας ένα ασφαλές και εμπιστευτικό θεραπευτικό πλαίσιο, όπου το άτομο μπορεί να κατανοήσει τις δυσκολίες του,να διαχειριστεί τα συναισθήματά του και να ενισχύσει την αυτογνωσία του.Είναι απόφοιτη Ψυχολογίας του Open University (Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο) και κάτοχοςμεταπτυχιακών τίτλων στη Μεθοδολογία Έρευνας στην Ψυχολογία (University of Plymouth),στη Συνθετική Συμβουλευτική & Ψυχοθεραπεία (University of Derby) και στις Επιστήμες της Αγωγής – Ειδική Αγωγή (Πανεπιστήμιο Δυτικής Αττικής).Έχει εργαστεί σε υπηρεσίες παιδικής προστασίας στο Λονδίνο, ενώ στην Ελλάδα έχει δραστηριοποιηθεί στον ιδιωτικό και εκπαιδευτικό τομέα. Παράλληλα, είναι πιστοποιημένη εκπαιδεύτρια βρεφικού μασάζ (IAIM). Την παρούσα περίοδο παρακολουθεί το διεθνές εκπαιδευτικό πρόγραμμα στη συμβουλευτική και ψυχοθεραπεία της Συστημικής, Αφηγηματικής και Συνεργατικής-Διαλογικής προσέγγισης που υλοποιείται από το ΚΕΔΙΒΙΜ του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών.

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Diamantopoulou Sofia is a Psychologist - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice at the Megaron Concert Hall. She specializes in Clinical Mental Health through postgraduate studies at the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, is a graduate of the Department of Psychology at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, and holds a Professional Practice License. Her psychotherapeutic specialization is in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) through the Society of Cognitive Behavioral Studies, and she works as a Psychologist - Psychotherapist in the Adult Therapy Department at the Institute for Behavioral Research and Therapy (I.E.TH.S.). Simultaneously, she has been trained in Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) as well as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). She has worked as a Psychologist in the Psychiatric Department of the General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas," at the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica "DAFNI," and at the camp "Athitaki." She has been a regular member of the Hellenic Psychologists Association (SEPS) since 2020.

As a psychotherapist, I work with a calm, steady presence and offer a setting of safety, respect, and genuineness, where what you experience can be heard at your own pace. My approach is person-centered and non-directive: the goal is not to “change you,” but to create space for you to recognize what you feel, what you need, and how you wish to care for yourself. I accompany adults facing anxiety, sadness or low mood, burnout, fear/panic, relationship difficulties, grief, and self-esteem concerns. I believe in the power of the therapeutic relationship and the consistency of small steps: through quiet, attentive meetings, needs and boundaries come into focus, and more care is cultivated in everyday life. If this way of working feels right, it would be a pleasure to meet.

Danatsopoulou Keli is a Mental Health Counselor - Psychotherapist, holding an M.Sc. in Person-Centered Counseling and Psychotherapy, certified by the European Association for Psychotherapy (EAP). She works privately as a Psychotherapist, and her personal philosophy is based on trust in the uniqueness of each individual and the personal process of development, therapy, and improvement of their quality of life.

Georgia Dermani is a Psychologist with a private practice located in Ampelokipoi, where she conducts individual sessions. She completed her studies at the University of East London and continued her training at Aeginiteio Hospital in Athens. She is undergoing training in somatic psychotherapy at the Wilhelm Reich Psychotherapy and Counseling Center - Hellenic Institute of Neurovegetative Therapy and Character Analysis (E.I.N.A.). After completing her studies, she voluntarily provided psychotherapy services for four consecutive years within a social solidarity network in Athens. Her therapeutic approach is a personal synthesis developed through years of experience, intensive study, personal therapy, and supervision. The primary foundation of her approach is Psychodynamic, rooted in Psychoanalytic theory and clinical practice.

Farantakis Giannis is a Mental Health Consultant - Psychotherapist and maintains a private practice in Ano Patisia. He is a graduate of the four-year Psychology program at Athens Metropolitan College and holds a postgraduate degree in Reichian Body Psychotherapy "Body Posture and Character" from the Hellenic Institute of Neurophytotherapy & Character Analysis "Wilhelm Reich". Concurrently, he has specialized as a Psychotherapist in body psychotherapy at the "Wilhelm Reich" Center. He has gained significant work experience, having served as a workgroup coordinator for the improvement and development of interpersonal and client relations at the company Web-Net Digital Agency, as well as working as a Psychotherapist at the mental health service provider company Man Of Style. He also provided psychological support on the counseling helpline "Together for the Child 11525". In his private practice, he offers a wide range of services, respecting the unique needs of each client.